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we will be following clinton's farewell and bring it live. more on the attack. terrorists targeting our embassies and diplomatic facilities goes way back. in 1993 a homicide car bomber destroyed the embassy in lebanon killing 63 people. jihad claimed responsibility for that. in 1998 a truck bombs were detonated near two u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania, 224 people were killed there, about 4500 injured and more heavily armed militants attacked in in benghazi. four marines were killed including ambassador christopher stevens. we're following this story and in our next hour, a man who has been to turkey several times. he has studied it and written about it. colonel ross peters is going to weigh in who he believes they could be behind the attack and why they targeted this embassy. >>> we have another fox news alert. there is gut-wrenching new details emerging from the hostage situation in alabama. one local official says the five-year-old boy who is being held in an underground bunker has been crying out for his parents. the parents meanwhile, are holding up the
we will be following clinton's farewell and bring it live. more on the attack. terrorists targeting our embassies and diplomatic facilities goes way back. in 1993 a homicide car bomber destroyed the embassy in lebanon killing 63 people. jihad claimed responsibility for that. in 1998 a truck bombs were detonated near two u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania, 224 people were killed there, about 4500 injured and more heavily armed militants attacked in in benghazi. four marines were killed...
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. >> megyn: joining me now simon rosenburg and also a former campaign advisor to president clinton. and marc thiessen, a former speech writer for george w. bush. >> megyn: so your take on those two varying messages, marc? >> it's very simple. the president proposed these cuts and signed them into law and came up with them and did it by the way for political reasons not economic reasons. and to create something that congress would avoid. he did it because he didn't want another debt limit strike, and now all of a sudden the fiscal armageddon is doing. if the cuts are so bad. what is the president doing about it, has he proposed any cuts the way that the republicans did. make them more targeted, met with john boehner? no, he's going on and helping campaign events with first responders and talking to local tv anchors who won't ask tough questions like wasn't this your idea, mr. president? so, he is campaigning, rather nan leading and he should be governing, not going out there trying to blame the republicans for his own creation. >> megyn: you know, simon, to hear the president tell it
. >> megyn: joining me now simon rosenburg and also a former campaign advisor to president clinton. and marc thiessen, a former speech writer for george w. bush. >> megyn: so your take on those two varying messages, marc? >> it's very simple. the president proposed these cuts and signed them into law and came up with them and did it by the way for political reasons not economic reasons. and to create something that congress would avoid. he did it because he didn't want another...
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and the state department has a secretary of state, hillary clinton, who says she never saw the cables coming from her own ambassador, chris stevens, who cabled the state department to say, we're in trouble, not that night, but previous to that. plenty of warning ahead of time. there had been other attacks in the region, in that country. and the state department ignored it and not even bringing it to the secretary's attention. so, hillary clinton is out of touch and out of hand. >> i mean, it is hard, i think, for most people to believe, marjorie, that the president and the secretary of state were not constantly back and forth with the department of defense, state department, all of them in constant contact. we haven't lost an ambassador, a u.s. ambassador in 30 years, this was a very, very big deal. so, don't you think that it's a little odd they weren't hounding each other on the phone and give me an update i need to know what's happening? is there any way we can get there and help these guys. isn't that odd? >> well, i think what we have to look at again, what we need to gain here i
and the state department has a secretary of state, hillary clinton, who says she never saw the cables coming from her own ambassador, chris stevens, who cabled the state department to say, we're in trouble, not that night, but previous to that. plenty of warning ahead of time. there had been other attacks in the region, in that country. and the state department ignored it and not even bringing it to the secretary's attention. so, hillary clinton is out of touch and out of hand. >> i mean,...
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in that show, i remember suggesting one of the reasons that came out of hillary clinton's testimony was interesting to pursue, what was the president doing? we now know the president wasn't engaged. they had a 5:15 minute meeting that was preplanned and he did not talk to secretary of defense, clinton, and according to panetta, talked to no one. what we have a foreign policy that is coming apart. >>gregg: you were in the carter administration. all hands on deck the. >> the president himself, for ten, 15, 20 hours a day, in the middle of the greatest moments of this, involved himself personally. we were trying to get them out the day they flew home we were there all night and the next morning up until the time of the inauguration and the president was hands on. the notion this president was disengaged and talked to no one after the 15 minute meeting and went off the next day to a fundraiser? now we understand and this is causing the republicans today to start saying, patrol and -- start saying, graham and others, they will hold up the nomination. >>gregg: does it appear lights were out a
in that show, i remember suggesting one of the reasons that came out of hillary clinton's testimony was interesting to pursue, what was the president doing? we now know the president wasn't engaged. they had a 5:15 minute meeting that was preplanned and he did not talk to secretary of defense, clinton, and according to panetta, talked to no one. what we have a foreign policy that is coming apart. >>gregg: you were in the carter administration. all hands on deck the. >> the president...
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it turns out former secretary of state clinton and mr. obama spoke to each other during the attack but neither involved the secretary of defense or the chairman of the joint chiefs. after a regularly scheduled half hour briefing in the late afternoon, both men were basically out of the loop while bengazi burned for eight hours. the republican strategy to find out answers is bound up with confirmation hearings for chuck hagel, the president's nomination of secretary -- john brennan. republicans have been successful in holding off both votes until after they return from risess on february twoifth. the new york time calls it political score settling. but bengazi is very much in the running for scandal status a nation fails to defend its citizens, it is time to take a hard look who is in church. clearly perturbed president obama said it is unfortunate it intrudes when i am presiding over a war in stanford and i need a secretary of defense. he was off to palm bach for more golf. all manner of theories and conspiracy theories are wafting above
it turns out former secretary of state clinton and mr. obama spoke to each other during the attack but neither involved the secretary of defense or the chairman of the joint chiefs. after a regularly scheduled half hour briefing in the late afternoon, both men were basically out of the loop while bengazi burned for eight hours. the republican strategy to find out answers is bound up with confirmation hearings for chuck hagel, the president's nomination of secretary -- john brennan. republicans...
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>> all of these billing issues in the words of hillary clinton what difference does it make. hypothetically the president had a son he wouldn't let him play football. he shouldn't be weighing in on the nfl decisions anyway. put out. >> more people in america was happy to hear what hillary clinton said to each other about their relationship than anything else. >> the rest of the country was throwing up. >> here's the weird thing.p. this guy is more over exposed than a nudist camp yet the more he talks the less you know about him. nobody asks the questions that america wants to hear. you just get all of this fluff. you come away more confused about who this person is. >> than before. >> is that why he has a 60 percent favorable rating? >> for two reasons one because the media basically de cans publicity. he won. it's a natural feeling to like somebody after he won. >> you can't dispute there is a severe media bias especially with the mainstream media and especially lately with cbs. the political director recommended president obama declare war on the gop. >> i think that's righ
>> all of these billing issues in the words of hillary clinton what difference does it make. hypothetically the president had a son he wouldn't let him play football. he shouldn't be weighing in on the nfl decisions anyway. put out. >> more people in america was happy to hear what hillary clinton said to each other about their relationship than anything else. >> the rest of the country was throwing up. >> here's the weird thing.p. this guy is more over exposed than a...
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then panetta and clinton pushed back. that is a story the mainstream media ought to be getting into. who is running policy? the white house policy is basically one of retreat. >> i think that hagel will have no influence on policy whatever. he is a front man for massive budget cuts in the pentagon that obama needs to do in order to keep financing the social safety net. >> we have no answers about whatback is doing in north africa and what the vick to -- the risk is to ourselves. >>gregg: lots of disappointing numbers on the u.s. economy, and how it will shake out in washington our insiders are back in a moment. [ coughs ] [ angry gibberish ] [ justin ] mulligan sir. mulligan. take a mulligan. i took something for my sinuses, but i still have this cough. [ male announcer ] truth is, a lot of sinus products don't treat cough. they don't? [ male announcer ] nope, but alka seltzer plus severe sinus does it treats your worst sinus symptoms, plus that annoying cough. [ angry gibberish ] [ fake coughs ] y that was my fault sir.
then panetta and clinton pushed back. that is a story the mainstream media ought to be getting into. who is running policy? the white house policy is basically one of retreat. >> i think that hagel will have no influence on policy whatever. he is a front man for massive budget cuts in the pentagon that obama needs to do in order to keep financing the social safety net. >> we have no answers about whatback is doing in north africa and what the vick to -- the risk is to ourselves....
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administration the previous eight years of the bush administration and the previous eight years of clinton administration. i can continue to go back, so i do not think they he are serious about negotiating. it just gives them more time. >> reporter: the general says the u.s. along with other nations should use covert operations to thwart iran's nuclear development. gregg? >> molly henneberg. thanks. >>> the white house says it expects the senate to confirm president obama's nominee for defense secretary. white house press secretary jay carney defending former republican senator chuck hagel saying that he will be an excellent pentagon chief. now, this comes after a fiery confirmation hearing with members of the senate armed services committee. he faced some tough questions including this one from senator james imhoff. >> why do you think the rainan foreign ministry strongly supports your nomination to be the secretary of defense? >> i have a difficult enough time with american politics senator. i have no idea, but thank you. >> senators could vote as early as this week. washington times col
administration the previous eight years of the bush administration and the previous eight years of clinton administration. i can continue to go back, so i do not think they he are serious about negotiating. it just gives them more time. >> reporter: the general says the u.s. along with other nations should use covert operations to thwart iran's nuclear development. gregg? >> molly henneberg. thanks. >>> the white house says it expects the senate to confirm president obama's...
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last day on the job for hillary clinton on her way out. she has taken a swipe at critics of the obama administration's handling of the benghazi attack we will fill you in on that. plus day four of that alabama standoff a suspect hold up underground with a five-year-old boy. what is being done to try to get them out. we'll find out from one of america's top criminal profilers. the entire month is dedicated to raising awareness of heart disease. the number one killer of women, not cancer, heart disease. life-saving info for you coming up on "happening now." bill: we'll see you then. the moneyess tear rerebuilt with beer. moneyes monastery rebuilth beer. bill: christian monks now teaming up with a modern craft brewery to help restore a 16th century monastery in california cloud yeah cowen live to explain in san francisco drinking up there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it might seem unlikely a small monastery in northern california keeping up with a brewery to raise money, in fact monks have been making craft beers for centuries an
last day on the job for hillary clinton on her way out. she has taken a swipe at critics of the obama administration's handling of the benghazi attack we will fill you in on that. plus day four of that alabama standoff a suspect hold up underground with a five-year-old boy. what is being done to try to get them out. we'll find out from one of america's top criminal profilers. the entire month is dedicated to raising awareness of heart disease. the number one killer of women, not cancer, heart...
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>> one thing i can say about secretary clinton. she could not have had a clear eyed understanding of the threats what he face in benghazi, libya if she didn't know of the august 16 memo from ambassador chris stevens saying we can't defend the place against a coordinated terrorist attack and al qaeda flags are flying all over benghazi. her statement that the state department had a clear idea of the threat makes no sense. if we are getting cables from our ambassadors throughout the world, we can't defend consulates, we are in trouble. martha: let's talk about the drone program. i want to ask you about what you think. i know you are supportive of the president's drone program as you were of president bush's take on the war on terror. do you think john brennan will be pressed on this issue and what about the hypocrisy leveled against those who were anti-president bush's war on terror and have no problem with the drone program. >> the hypocrisy is stunning. the drone program to kill high-level al qaeda operatives serves our fashion secu
>> one thing i can say about secretary clinton. she could not have had a clear eyed understanding of the threats what he face in benghazi, libya if she didn't know of the august 16 memo from ambassador chris stevens saying we can't defend the place against a coordinated terrorist attack and al qaeda flags are flying all over benghazi. her statement that the state department had a clear idea of the threat makes no sense. if we are getting cables from our ambassadors throughout the world,...
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where was secretary clinton? she didn't know about the 9/11 cables coming in from ambassador stevens? now she we find out she wasn't even talking to her colleagues. this is more than just a lack of coordination. this is a lack of leadership. and it's no wonder secretary panetta didn't know what leadership was or who was in charge. rick: byron, so the president was initially briefed according to secretary panetta's testimony yesterday. and then a long time passed before he got any updates. but, general dempsey said that the president's national security staff was being constantly updated. so top staff members were in the loop throughout the whole thing. good enough? >> probably not. i think up until yesterday this benghazi story had been about hillary clinton, about susan rice, about the state department. yesterday it became about president obama. and the question was, where was he, after having a prescheduled meeting in the afternoon on that day, secretary panetta spoke to him no more. i think what became clear w
where was secretary clinton? she didn't know about the 9/11 cables coming in from ambassador stevens? now she we find out she wasn't even talking to her colleagues. this is more than just a lack of coordination. this is a lack of leadership. and it's no wonder secretary panetta didn't know what leadership was or who was in charge. rick: byron, so the president was initially briefed according to secretary panetta's testimony yesterday. and then a long time passed before he got any updates. but,...
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i know secretary clinton a little bit and secretary kerry a little bit better, and so we were able to shoot in -- i'm not sure that that's why, but from my sort of distant acquaintanceship with both of those secretaries i've really picked up an appreciation for what the state department does, what our foreign service does, what they sacrifice. >> and, of course, george clooney, the other producer. coming up, to the vatican. another major vican resignation. just days before the pope officially steps down. we're going live to rome next. ♪ you know my heart burns for you... ♪ i'm up next, but now i'm singing the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is! cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. vo:building castles, -imagine oceans, and lagoons in the place we call home. bold is where everyone comes to play. starting our day off with a good dance and singing us to sleep at night. coloring our lives in ways only bold can do. it's no wonder bold will make your reality, a dream. ♪ ♪ no two p
i know secretary clinton a little bit and secretary kerry a little bit better, and so we were able to shoot in -- i'm not sure that that's why, but from my sort of distant acquaintanceship with both of those secretaries i've really picked up an appreciation for what the state department does, what our foreign service does, what they sacrifice. >> and, of course, george clooney, the other producer. coming up, to the vatican. another major vican resignation. just days before the pope...
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did you speak to secretary clinton about that? >> center, and ctc had identified almost 281 threats of one kind or another. to deal with that, that is not our responsibility -- >> you said you were aware of the cable. you ever bring it to secretary clinton's attention, yes or no? >> the cable was to the state department, not to me. >> that you are aware of it. you said you were aware of the deteriorating security situation. >> as a result of our meetings -- >> you did not bring it to the attention of secretary clinton? >> i did not. >> either of you? >> no. >> based on the deteriorating security situation, we have this map that has the potential military bases in the area. as i understand it, we have f- 16s. is that true? >> that's correct. >> where they deployed at night -- where they deployed at night -- were they deployed that night? >> no. they are there as part of our commitment to nato and europe. as we look at the timeline, it was pretty clear that it would take up to 20 hours or so to get them there. secondly, it was the w
did you speak to secretary clinton about that? >> center, and ctc had identified almost 281 threats of one kind or another. to deal with that, that is not our responsibility -- >> you said you were aware of the cable. you ever bring it to secretary clinton's attention, yes or no? >> the cable was to the state department, not to me. >> that you are aware of it. you said you were aware of the deteriorating security situation. >> as a result of our meetings --...
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envoy to haiti than bill clinton and why? >> guest: any number of people are envoys are message carriers. right now our policy towards haiti is so bad that we would do haiti a service if the united states after 200 years of meddling would leave haiti alone. virtually all of our policies have been anti-democratic for haiti. i have felt strongly when i was characterized as a friend of president aristide's, i would always say that is not the issue. i have never been for aristide politically because that is not for me. i wasn't for nelson mandela in south africa. i was for affording the south african people and the haitian people the right to choose for themselves who their political leaders would be. the administration now has of course embraced elections in haiti that banned the largest political party from participating. that is not democracy. we ought to be ashamed of ourselves. president obama took some pains to try to block president aristide's returned to his country from south africa. that is a violation of the internatio
envoy to haiti than bill clinton and why? >> guest: any number of people are envoys are message carriers. right now our policy towards haiti is so bad that we would do haiti a service if the united states after 200 years of meddling would leave haiti alone. virtually all of our policies have been anti-democratic for haiti. i have felt strongly when i was characterized as a friend of president aristide's, i would always say that is not the issue. i have never been for aristide politically...
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envoy to haiti than bill clinton and why? >> guest: any number of people are envoys are message carriers. right now our policy towards haiti is so bad that we would do haiti a service if the united states after 200 years of meddling would leave haiti alone. virtually all of our policies have been anti-democratic for haiti. i have felt strongly when i was characterized as a friend of president aristide's, i would always say that is not the issue. i have never been for aristide politically because that is not for me. i wasn't for nelson mandela in south africa. i was for affording the south african people and the haitian people the right to choose for themselves who their political leaders would be. the administration now has of course embraced elections in haiti that banned the largest political party from participating. that is not democracy. we ought to be ashamed of ourselves. president obama took some pains to try to block president aristide's returned to his country from south africa. that is a violation of the internatio
envoy to haiti than bill clinton and why? >> guest: any number of people are envoys are message carriers. right now our policy towards haiti is so bad that we would do haiti a service if the united states after 200 years of meddling would leave haiti alone. virtually all of our policies have been anti-democratic for haiti. i have felt strongly when i was characterized as a friend of president aristide's, i would always say that is not the issue. i have never been for aristide politically...
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right now primarily because you know hillary clinton and martin dempsey and dave petraeus have all come out in favor of arming the intervention more but they by their own admission have acknowledged that they don't have an end goal they haven't figured out where that would lead they don't know what their metrics for success would be and it's clear that obama rebuffed them to begin with and the fact that he's now stacking his administration with people who are less in favor of that kind of heavy handed military policy shows that i think there's some acknowledgment the administration that the idea of an armed intervention the idea that this can be won through weapons and increasing the capability of those weapons is clearly been discredited over the past two years the fact that we've been in a stalemate for for well over a year and a half in terms of this armed intervention now shows that that's clearly not the way this is going and it has and what do you think about this because we also hear talks that some members of the opposition are talking with russia and the arab league for negotia
right now primarily because you know hillary clinton and martin dempsey and dave petraeus have all come out in favor of arming the intervention more but they by their own admission have acknowledged that they don't have an end goal they haven't figured out where that would lead they don't know what their metrics for success would be and it's clear that obama rebuffed them to begin with and the fact that he's now stacking his administration with people who are less in favor of that kind of heavy...
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they want to have peace with the united states now and the last months of the clinton administration in one thousand nine hundred ninety two thousand clinton open the door to north korea meddle in all. right who was then secretary of state went to pyongyang it looked like there would be a thaw perhaps a thaw between north and south korea as you mentioned in your opening that's a country that's been divided a country that had been united for thousands of years divided so much so that ten million families have missing people on the other side of the border when that happened north korea suspended its nuclear program when george w. bush when clinton reached out to them when bush came in he said that's history they're now the axis of evil along with iraq and iran bush invaded iraq that sent a clear message to the north koreans if you like iraq are part of the axis of evil and the u.s. invades iraq you're next and that's when north korea said ok we're going to go for nuclear weapons they reopen the nuclear plants they kicked out the i.a.e.a. inspectors in other words they were reacting de
they want to have peace with the united states now and the last months of the clinton administration in one thousand nine hundred ninety two thousand clinton open the door to north korea meddle in all. right who was then secretary of state went to pyongyang it looked like there would be a thaw perhaps a thaw between north and south korea as you mentioned in your opening that's a country that's been divided a country that had been united for thousands of years divided so much so that ten million...
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the plan was directed by david petraeus and backed by pentagon leaders and secretary of state hillary clinton. the white house had doubts which rebels could be trusted with the arms. those details came to light during a senate hearing on libya and republicans had some tough questions for panetta, who revealed he and president obama spoke once during the eight-hour benghazi attack that left four americans dead and explained why the pentagon didn't send any war planes. >> reporter: the reason planes were not launched the attack came in two waves in two different locations and after the first wave ended after about an hour and a half they all thought it was over plus he said there wasn't enough actionable intelligence on the ground to act. >> you can't just willy-nilly send f-16s there and blow the hell out of a place without knowing what's taking place. >> reporter: under questioning by republicans secretary panetta and the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey say they were aware in the months before attack u.s. ambassador chris stevens was worried about security in libya. >> did you receive th
the plan was directed by david petraeus and backed by pentagon leaders and secretary of state hillary clinton. the white house had doubts which rebels could be trusted with the arms. those details came to light during a senate hearing on libya and republicans had some tough questions for panetta, who revealed he and president obama spoke once during the eight-hour benghazi attack that left four americans dead and explained why the pentagon didn't send any war planes. >> reporter: the...
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panetta says he and others were in touch but he did not speak with hillary clinton the night of the event either. >>> the no, times says iran's preem leader rejects direct talks with the u.s. they say that's important because ayatollah khamenei decides how far to go. >>> they would restrength gun use and ownership, include bans on am moe clips an require all guns in the states to be registered. >>> the "los angeles times" say a unit of 230 marines and sailors returned safe and sound to camp pendleton in california. they had been deployed to the hellman province in afghanistan. >>> "the wall street journal" reports the u.s. attorney general is investigating all three credit ratings forms. they're being asked how they rated the bonds ahead of the meltdown. >>> "the washington post" says an asteroid will fly by. it's the first time that a space rock so large has come so close to earth. nasa says there's no >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by kay jewelers. every kiss begins with kay. >>> the senate argues over drone attacks while a nearby navy base is testing the next gene
panetta says he and others were in touch but he did not speak with hillary clinton the night of the event either. >>> the no, times says iran's preem leader rejects direct talks with the u.s. they say that's important because ayatollah khamenei decides how far to go. >>> they would restrength gun use and ownership, include bans on am moe clips an require all guns in the states to be registered. >>> the "los angeles times" say a unit of 230 marines and...
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. >> this, despite testimony on benghazi from general petraeus, hillary clinton, admiral mike mullen, leon panetta, martin dempsey, but it's not enough. republicans want to know what happened as the attack in benghazi went down and who changed those talking points. they want more answers from the president. so dana, is chuck, is the blockage of chuck hagel's confirmation because of benghazi, as lindsey graham illustrates or is it because of something else? >> reporter: it is mostly because of chuck hagel. benghazi was, they sort of have been on a crusade to get more answers for benghazi and like you see many, many times here in the senate, they saw chuck hagel and his nomination as a way to use that as leverage to get answers and they did, they got an answer about what the president's role was on that day. but really this is mostly about chuck hagel and you know, john mccain is actually the perfect example of why it is about the man himself, and that is he said last night after he had kind of given lots of different explanations, all of them i think are credible from his point of view
. >> this, despite testimony on benghazi from general petraeus, hillary clinton, admiral mike mullen, leon panetta, martin dempsey, but it's not enough. republicans want to know what happened as the attack in benghazi went down and who changed those talking points. they want more answers from the president. so dana, is chuck, is the blockage of chuck hagel's confirmation because of benghazi, as lindsey graham illustrates or is it because of something else? >> reporter: it is mostly...
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president rejected the advice of his top national security advisers a few months ago, including hillary clinton and general david petraeus and leon panetta. i don't see a great appetite right now to reverse that rejection. >> and, wolf, how does the administration counter from iran as well as russia that they are completely willing to supply arms to the rebels here? and you have at the same time an american public here who looks at the tragedy in syria, says, okay, you have to do something here but there is no appetite, very little appetite among american people to get involved in another armed conflict. >> you make a good point. the iranians are assisting bashar al assad's regime, revolutionary guard forces equipment, military hardware, stuff like that, hezbollah is from lebanon is as well. the russians are continuing to sell military equipment to the syrian regime of president bashar al assad. the weapons are coming in and clearly bolstering him. this is a brutal, brutal battle under way right now. and at least as of now, i see no end in sight. one of the problems that the president has had i
president rejected the advice of his top national security advisers a few months ago, including hillary clinton and general david petraeus and leon panetta. i don't see a great appetite right now to reverse that rejection. >> and, wolf, how does the administration counter from iran as well as russia that they are completely willing to supply arms to the rebels here? and you have at the same time an american public here who looks at the tragedy in syria, says, okay, you have to do...
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want to show you some new pictures, this is secretary of state hillary clinton leaving her home in washington, d.c., heading to her last day at the state department where she will no doubt be dealing with the explosion of the u.s. embassy in ankara so we're going to be following that for us as well as she heads in for her last day and john kerry begins his first day at the state department. >> you have to say right up 'til the end she is dealing with serious issues and ensures that security around the world in our embassies are one of the hallmarks of her tenure at state. >> this morning we've been talking about the possible suspects, hezbollah, iran, syria, also al qaeda, the suspects in benghazi bombing fled to turkey after that bombing. >> lots of suspects in this. thanks guy, appreciate it. we get to "cnn newsroom" with carol costello begins right now. >> hi, soledad. stories we're watching right now in "the newsroom" the blast felt around the world. suicide bomber strikes just outside the u.s. embassy in turkey. we have the latest on this developing story. >>> mistakenly freed a convicte
want to show you some new pictures, this is secretary of state hillary clinton leaving her home in washington, d.c., heading to her last day at the state department where she will no doubt be dealing with the explosion of the u.s. embassy in ankara so we're going to be following that for us as well as she heads in for her last day and john kerry begins his first day at the state department. >> you have to say right up 'til the end she is dealing with serious issues and ensures that...
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trip visiting nine countries in western europe and the middle east over the course of ten days hillary clinton's replacement will reportedly consult with allies on topics including iran the up peoples in the arab spring countries and syria's civil war secretary kerry is also scheduled to meet with members of syria's opposition according to the state department the top u.s. diplomat thinks of this trip as a quote listening tour meanwhile in his first speaking engagement as u.s. secretary of state mr kerry ran into some geography problems when referring to democratic reforms in the non existant country of cures ixtapa they fight corruption in nigeria they support the rule of law and they support democratic institutions and george kyrgyzstan is the country kerry should have said but unfortunately his speech was written with the mistake reporting from new york. r.t. and it's not only through diplomatic tools on negotiations the us is spreading its agenda round the globe the doors of american educational facilities are thrown open for potential for need is who often prove a useful political fools to
trip visiting nine countries in western europe and the middle east over the course of ten days hillary clinton's replacement will reportedly consult with allies on topics including iran the up peoples in the arab spring countries and syria's civil war secretary kerry is also scheduled to meet with members of syria's opposition according to the state department the top u.s. diplomat thinks of this trip as a quote listening tour meanwhile in his first speaking engagement as u.s. secretary of...
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finally it was clinton who made me to share thet commission. >> host: president carter appointed you? co >> guest: carter appointed me in the new department oftion. education.he a web-based teaching and he appointed me to the commission. >> host: up a point did it become clear to be a?ncy d >> guest: after the first year? when the reports they did, what the commission did with that iso sitting down and saying we aref just here. they did some hearings. the nature and power thers the commission has been appointed from the boat and to me is theii most important thing about the commission. but it's supposed to do is go outte and listen to what no onel else will listen to. to civil rights problems people hae that they could not get anyone to pay attention.not jus not just local people, but the federal government.vernm they would write letters, nobody would pay attention. the civil rights people decided they would listen to people and see if they had to say i had th power of the statute to subpoena anyone. eisenhower said the reason i t nt to get it passed congress e and said it and executi
finally it was clinton who made me to share thet commission. >> host: president carter appointed you? co >> guest: carter appointed me in the new department oftion. education.he a web-based teaching and he appointed me to the commission. >> host: up a point did it become clear to be a?ncy d >> guest: after the first year? when the reports they did, what the commission did with that iso sitting down and saying we aref just here. they did some hearings. the nature and...
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lew's position when he worked in the clinton administration. many republicans felt that he was a straight up guy and i was one of them and i've suggested to him that we would like to see that type of person manage our treasury and the partisan person we have seen in the last couple of years. it is true the position that he had at the white house was a partisan position and i make great allowance for that. i personally like this man and i personally believe he is a good man. but i also believe sometimes we can get so caught up in politics that we don't do what we really know what we should do. i'm i am hoping he will and i believe he will end if he does he's going to have a lot of support from me. i want to thank my chairman of the committee who has always been very honorable and very straightforward and i understand a lot of the pressures that he has had throughout this process. having been chairman and a number of times myself in the senate. so i want everybody to know that this is important position. this is an important human being and i hop
lew's position when he worked in the clinton administration. many republicans felt that he was a straight up guy and i was one of them and i've suggested to him that we would like to see that type of person manage our treasury and the partisan person we have seen in the last couple of years. it is true the position that he had at the white house was a partisan position and i make great allowance for that. i personally like this man and i personally believe he is a good man. but i also believe...
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charge. >> was secretary clinton in charge? >> the people in charge were the ambassador there . >> but they can't, you know, they were trying to save their lives. they weren't in charge. >> that's . >> somebody had to be in charge of coordinating assistance. was it you, the secretary of state, or the president? who was in charge? >> i think we're all in charge. in the sense of trying to . >> did you move the forces as quickly as possible to save lives. >> right. did you talk to secretary clinton at all that night september 11th? .. aye do either one of view understand some of the frustrations we have? this is the first time in 30 years we've lost control of an ambassador who in whom though small deal. i will come just conclude mr. chairman by saying finally do you know what the president knew of these final in march, april, june? by what this committee to continue to ask questions about the president knew before and we are we to call other people. thank you very much mr. chairman. >> senator, if i could just add we share your f
charge. >> was secretary clinton in charge? >> the people in charge were the ambassador there . >> but they can't, you know, they were trying to save their lives. they weren't in charge. >> that's . >> somebody had to be in charge of coordinating assistance. was it you, the secretary of state, or the president? who was in charge? >> i think we're all in charge. in the sense of trying to . >> did you move the forces as quickly as possible to save lives....
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and this afternoon we are honored to host hillary rodham clinton. during her last 24 hours as president obama's for secretary of state, immediately afterwards i'm told she might be expected to party like it's cartagena all over again. [laughter] we did our research and this is the eighth time that hillary clinton has spoken at the council and her third appearance in her current incarnation as secretary of state. and his afternoon speech is probably the most anticipated one she has given here and it may be the most anticipated farewell address since 1796. [laughter] i suspect though that her views on entangling alliances might be somewhat different than george washington's. much as been made of the mile she has put in as the country 67 secretary of state. you have seen a statistic. she has visited some 112 countries and logged nearly 1 million miles of travel and they 87 days of flight time. but more important than that adam secretary is what you have put into this. in your your tenure as can't say with some of the most consequential events and decis
and this afternoon we are honored to host hillary rodham clinton. during her last 24 hours as president obama's for secretary of state, immediately afterwards i'm told she might be expected to party like it's cartagena all over again. [laughter] we did our research and this is the eighth time that hillary clinton has spoken at the council and her third appearance in her current incarnation as secretary of state. and his afternoon speech is probably the most anticipated one she has given here...
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. >> we were asked to go to iraq by senator clinton to see if we could push the iraqis to make sure we got legal protection to our troops. when the prime minister said, how many are you going to recommend, i turn to you and you said, i believe we are still working on that. the recall that conversation? >> yes, i do. >> it was not sent general austin did not know what he needed. it was just that nobody would tell him what they would approve. general austin always had a firm view. i said, that may be more than the political market can bear. i am not insensitive about the fatigue back here at home. i know you were making the best recommendations you could. my problem is not with you, general austin. you put the numbers to paper and at the end of the day, we had none. i want to put into the record a load of articles about iraq. blood for oil. iraq's returned to bloodshed. -- return to bloodshed. i would like permission to put all of these articles into the record. i would like everybody to know general austin thought long and hard about the residual force. do you remember when you were fir
. >> we were asked to go to iraq by senator clinton to see if we could push the iraqis to make sure we got legal protection to our troops. when the prime minister said, how many are you going to recommend, i turn to you and you said, i believe we are still working on that. the recall that conversation? >> yes, i do. >> it was not sent general austin did not know what he needed. it was just that nobody would tell him what they would approve. general austin always had a firm...
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he was -- close to the clinton administration and worked with the bush demonstration. he is doing 23 years in prison. what would be the prospect the someone's gets back into the country and, -- someone gets back into the country and, from a political standpoint, they are all rest -- he starts talking about -- their arrest could be politically embarrassing. what if you have someone working closely with the president. we had a member of a known terrorist organization meeting in the white house last year it even though secretary napolitano could not answer that she even knew that was happening when it was in the papers. by the time she gets into the city and she says he was vetted 3 tons. there are things that could be proven so politically embarrassing that if somebody gets back into the lead to states, someone might look for a way to see that they never testify. we are talking hypothetically. i would like to know what of the possibilities of something like that happening. >> nothing in the administration's white paper suggests that would be lawful. i would hope that in
he was -- close to the clinton administration and worked with the bush demonstration. he is doing 23 years in prison. what would be the prospect the someone's gets back into the country and, -- someone gets back into the country and, from a political standpoint, they are all rest -- he starts talking about -- their arrest could be politically embarrassing. what if you have someone working closely with the president. we had a member of a known terrorist organization meeting in the white house...
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in particular president clinton, and he and i during the time i was both o.m.b. director and then as his chief of staff, would spend many hours of conversation talking about his experience as a southern baptist getting a catholic education. he talked about it a lot. and also during my time, obviously, in the obama administration i greatly benefited from many of the georgetown graduates. i had the honor to have someone as my chief of staff, jeremy bash, who graduated here from georgetown, serve as my chief of staff at the c.i.a. and then followed me to the pentagon as my chief of staff. and also someone who's had a public affairs at the pentagon, george little, who is also someone who both graduated and later taught here at georgetown. talented young individuals who have been at my side every day for the last four years at both the c.i.a. and the pentagon, and i am deeply grateful for their work for me and on behalf of the nation and i am deeply grateful for georgetown for training such extraordinary public servants. and speaking of extraordinary public servants,
in particular president clinton, and he and i during the time i was both o.m.b. director and then as his chief of staff, would spend many hours of conversation talking about his experience as a southern baptist getting a catholic education. he talked about it a lot. and also during my time, obviously, in the obama administration i greatly benefited from many of the georgetown graduates. i had the honor to have someone as my chief of staff, jeremy bash, who graduated here from georgetown, serve...
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every time we've gone through budgets -- i used to do this during the clinton administration. yes, you cut, you find savings but at the same time you establish priorities. budgets are not just numbers. budgets are about priorities. and so what are our priorities that we have to invest in for the future? so we made the decision we have to invest in things like cyber, in unmanned systems, in special operations, in space all of which will help us be on the cutting edge of the future. invest in new technologies. invest in the ability to mobilize quickly. invest in the ability to maintain -- as i said -- that decisive technological edge in the future, and maintain our industrial base in this country, our defense industrial base. the last damn thing we need if we face a crisis is to somehow contract out that responsibility to another country. so we have to maintain the core industrial base that we need, the skills that are essential to our ability to maintain a strong national defense. so that strategy established priorities. it reshaped the force to deal with the challenges not jus
every time we've gone through budgets -- i used to do this during the clinton administration. yes, you cut, you find savings but at the same time you establish priorities. budgets are not just numbers. budgets are about priorities. and so what are our priorities that we have to invest in for the future? so we made the decision we have to invest in things like cyber, in unmanned systems, in special operations, in space all of which will help us be on the cutting edge of the future. invest in new...